Child Survival: Strategies for Research

by W. Henry Mosley , Lincoln C. Chen

• ISBN13: 9780521072977
• ISBN10: 0521072972
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-04
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In all poor countries, malnutrition and infectious diseases are the major biological processes leading to child deaths, but the social, economic, and environmental determinants of the variations in these conditions in different societies are poorly understood. This volume contains papers by specialists within the two separate disciplines - demography and epidemiology - primarily concerned with investigating such topics. The overriding objective is to specify the many independent and proximate variables that determine health status and to point out critical interrelationships. The presentations are intended to promote vital policy-relevant research in less-developed countries.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Conceptual Framework

Child Survival: Research and Policy

An Analytical Framework for the Study of Child Survival in Developing Countries

Intervening Variables: Nutrition

Malnutrition, Morbidity, and Mortality

Measurement of Dietary Intake

Breastfeeding Performance and Child Survival Sandra

Intervening Variables: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Immunizable and Respiratory Diseases and Child Mortality

Diarrheal Diseases and Child Morbidity and Mortality

Parasitic Diseases: Measurement and Mortality Impact

Socioeconomic Variables

Effects of Maternal Education, Women's Roles, and Child Care on Child Mortality

Studying the Impact of Household Economic and Community Variables on Child Mortality

Technology and Child Survival: The Example of Sanitary Engineering

Case Studies

Determinants of Child Mortality: A Study of Squatter Settlements in

Intervention Projects and the Study of Socioeconomic Determinants of Mortality

A Household Survey of Child Mortality Determinants in Malaysia

Analytical Methods

Estimating Levels, Trends, and Determinants of Child Mortality in Countries with Poor Statistics

Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases: Seeking New Tools for Planning and Evaluating Control Programs Burton Singer

Modeling Resource Allocation for Child Survival

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